Clever Tips

Here’s a quick tutorial for a handbag with rope handles. Made at Home by Lisa Stickley is the perfect book for the novice seamstress. It combines the simplest of sewing techniques with beautiful fabrics to produce home-made, stylish furnishings. Browse the Sewing 101 Archive. Chris covers all the essentials – prewashing fabric, tools, choosing thread, […]

Smart people with clever tips make me happy. Ohdeedoh teaches us that vodka can remove chewing gum from carpet. “Vodka is a magical substance, it can be used in many ways around the home but one of our favorite ways is in combination with rogue chewing gum. When I was 7 my Grandmother used a little […]

Smart people with clever tips make me happy. Centsational Girl says mayonnaise is the key to removing water spots from furniture. Be sure the leave the mayonnaise on for at least four hours or, even better, overnight. p.s. this tip is Heloise approved. She says to add cigarette ashes to the mayonnaise. Yuck. Please don’t take […]

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Welcome! I'm Emily and this is Moose. Together with my husband Jake we're working on creating a warm, welcoming, well-designed house. Follow along on our home related adventures and see some of my favorite things from around the web.